Due to the immense scope of World War Two, it would be nearly impossible to list all of the significant events of the period on this web page. This website is merely a overview of what I feel is the most important and interesting information, based on the causes of these events and the outcome of the war.
World War 2 was huge and involved a lot of countries. There were thousands of battlefronts and warsites. The two main battlefronts were the battle front between Britain and Germany and the battlefront between the Japanese and the Americans. These battlefronts were split up into smaller battlefronts even still. Many lives were lost in the air, on land and in the sea. Some of the most notable battles were: The Battle of Britain, The Battle of Midway and The Battle of the Atlantic.
Although there were hundreds of other causes the immediate cause of World War 11 was Germany's attack on Poland in September, 1939. The western democracies finally abandoned appeasement and formed a bloc to stop Hitler. When Poland was attacked, they declared war on Germany.
Some other basic causes were:(1) aggressive nationalism and imperialism on the part of Germany, Italy, and Japan; (2) the development of new alliances; (3) the collapse of collective security; (4) appeasement; (5) fascism and its doctrines of national aggrandizement, racism, violence and disregard of human rights; (6) the failure of the United States to enter actively into European affairs in the 1920's and 1930's, and to help stop aggression.
